Galentine's Day Party Ideas
02-05-2019

Um do you mean Valentine's Day?

Nope! Galentine's Day is a fictional holiday created by Leslie Knope in a 2010 episode of Parks & Recreation. Galentine's Day is February 13 - Valentine's Day Eve - and is a day to celebrate your lady crew!

This year I am celebrating Galentine's Day and taking the opportunity to celebrate my gal pals. I want to show them they are loved, beautiful and worthy regardless of relationship status.

You may think that this sounds like an opportunity to get all your single girls together to mope and hate on all the lovers of the world and their happiness. To be honest, this is what I used to do with my best friend (at the time). When February 14 came around, we would go on a date together - usually dumplings and win - and hate all the couples around us! Haha! Looking back it was a bit silly of us to go out when all the loved up couples were out.

I challenge you to take a different perspective. Gather your closest girlfriends - single, in a relationship, married - and host a little party to celebrate them and your friendship. If you think about it, how often do you have a party to celebrate your best friends?

I've put together a few ideas to help you plan your Galentine's Day party!

Galentine's Day Party Ideas:

PJ + Pizza Party

Pyjamas and pizza - is there a better combination? Get everyone to rock up in their fave pjs and slippers. This can turn in to a sleepover if you wish! Forget the diets for tonight and get in to the pizza. Order from your fave pizza place or to make a night of it make your own pizzas! You could even make the bases in the shape of a heart. Spend the night watching movies or playing games - Never Have I Ever anyone? - or apply face masks to each other.

Movie Marathon

This would be great for a whole day celebration. You could start in the morning and binge watch your fave movies until night. It's up to you what you watch obviously but here is a great list of female films:

Mean Girls

Pitch Perfect

Princess Diaries

Legally Blonde

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

Get everyone to bring snacks and drinks!

Pamper Party

Spend time pamper each other. You could apply face masks to each other, do each other's nails, apply a hair mask.

You could make your own face masks with items in your kitchen. Here are some easy to do recipes:

Oats & Honey Exfoliating & Moisturising Mask

1/2 cup ground oats

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup milk

1 tbls honey

Place all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook on medium heat until combined. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before applying to clean face. Leave on face for 15-20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Avocado & Banana Mask

1/2 avocado

1/2 very ripe banana

1 tbls coconut oil

Mash the avocado and banana first. Mix all ingredients together until combined. Leave on face for 15-20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.